第二次英语小测.doc

2014-2015学年高三英语小测题（第二次）Book1 Units3-4命题人 周文 审题人 吴雪云说明：本测试满分75分；测试时间为40分钟。一、完形填空（每空2分，15小题，共30分）： Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can _1_ compassion into action. An _2_ last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and its not hard to lose _3_ over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a _4_ lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register (收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of _5_, had just moved into his room, and had _6_ in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day. I couldnt help staring at him. I _7_ what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his _8_. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all _9_ in the world. I told him that I was _10_, but store rules didnt allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job. Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me, ” was all he said. What I had been feeling was pity. _11_ is soft, safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in _12_. I thanked the second man but told him that was not _13_ either. Then I reached into my _14_ and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me _15_.1. A. translate B. transfuse C. transmit D. transport2. A. examination B. experience C. exchange D. exception3. A. temper B. money C. patience D. appetite4. A. sensible B. reasonable C. available D. valuable 5. A. food B. water C. cash D. breath6. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing7. A. wondered B. imagined C. declared D. concluded8. A. life B. heart C. hope D. way9. A. alone B. afraid C. absent D. absurd10. A. sorry B. crazy C. clumsy D. angry11. A. Curiosity B. Generosity C. Pity D. Harmony12. A. action B. convenience C. courage D. correction13. A. decided B. appreciated C. expected D. allowed14. A. pocket B. wallet C. register D. box15. A. decision B. compassion C. regulation D. affection二、语法填空。（每小题1.5分，共10小题，共15分）When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life”. To talk before the whole class! Just imagine how _16_ (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other_17_ (choose), though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writersomething to pride myself in. But the hard part_18_ (lie) in my oral presentation; to read from _19_paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech_20_my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs_21_ (tremble) and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didnt know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found _22_ back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience _23_ (applaud). I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience _24_ (appear). Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear; overcome it, _25_we will be able to achieve our goals.三、阅读理解。（共1篇，5小题，共10分）Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful(有压力的) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support money aid, material resources, and needed services that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.26. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _.A. make people live more easilyB. smooth away daily problemsC. deal with life changesD. cure types of illnesses27. The researches show that peoples physical and mental health _.A. lies in the social medical care systems which support themB. has much to do with the amount of support they get from othersC. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troublesD. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes28. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?A. takes place of B. makes up ofC. lessens the effect of D. gets rid of29. 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